New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
THE NATIONAL OPERA TROUBLES.


, ,rHn r LIE toto o r,a iv hafore nacemher
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ruU ra1roNAT OpEpA rpOUPTEg
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Drprc1opc rAIr TO MEET ENpI,oYFS
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ANOTHER DELAY IN SATISFYING THE CHORUS AND
rA1IEr-rur coMpAxYs STATEMENT.
The Hobbies and corridors of the Academy of Music
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swarmed yesterday with the swahy Italians ana Iresh
coored Teutons who with large contingent OF native
borp Americans comnosed the chorus and ballet Of
Natiora' opera company. lhey hao eu'nofeu " ne
the report Of their committee which had been e.
" .io'' :. " Nv =, Tho nrocoeaing. ssc
Anstead however OF any repor'o' ' -
rotary John Nolan formerly OF tne CON-
pany, read the following letter.
Mr. JOHN J. NOLAN. Secretary etc . ~
DEAR SIR The committee py Inc h0ar9 o. b
recors OF tne viii la neased To meet
ma yon associates on next the 9Th inst at
Also m the National Conservatory OF Music l2s East
committee render Impossible TO arrange an earlier meeting
'0u'' ''"' W g. cmoarE, ''
...a ,ha, enc oomm,taa would better keen ths ap
"s.o.1 'A.' WV $50. =. ,r,n-. ,a.,irc 70
be held next Wednesday at the Academy Of
Mu.c Tbere was acme lively conversation
after this as to what should be pursued Some
members Of the chorus maintained that, Theodore
rrhor.. hor,r, cuorantaad THAR salaries personally
ahomas hs,lns euA'ano'S s"s. "'.,s,t tn 49,
they snouiu look ~ once W MIN ior pay "on AAo ma
jorty Of those present however, Thought rev days
DELAY would not matter much. About ching all
agreed, and that that If settlement were
made Tuesday legal steps should be at once TAKEN
an answer W ssn " 49,. n,o.n vnIo, MO.
mHtce requesting HIS preSo"oo nv '"0 '"0'"o VIM" ~
Mr. Thomas nos,tiyev declined pleading his
anom.nts and referr,pe 20 the company's liabilities
enesgssm h;i Emu io'o'i'"s '" '"' ''"'f"'
TOWARD himself ,r. ., this ,ssr. TIM letter from
MI Th he ~ fhs COMMITTEES ia given In full in It be
@ mo n salary and he has mt the matter into
the hands Of his lawyer He regrets that the troupe
snou vr 90 n,y the ar.t and vital condition of sue
cess in any undertaking had been observed by the d.
nsnv na a nrompt payment of ali employees"
The National Opera Company sent to THE TRIBUNE
last nighttime following statement:
The en,.rnriss known a, the American or National
o Inc atd to aid onT mnsica people and adj.
the interests of music In this country. The orig
nal aea and en onero Company to show what
tsonf already existed and 10 insure 10 the unsteady
tacht sii.a! 80. Statna ramnnaraya emnlov ment
honvb the medium OF their native tongue The first
season. which was largely experimental and was
.aeu ~ a. . aarIw s,mn,ar of Iss6 r. fore The com
mencement OF the second season Ms upon Se
p p, W ' pbiiaSenhia washington Iousye ST Louis
C CSs.n anS 1ieyeiand and wa. there promised by
onicago, anu o and msans very consderable sums
~ money in aid OF this enterprises. The amounts thus,
as ~ o,o ~ .hicI under the system accented and
vno on mail these cities Rreeauarers or in
ronnd numbers s2ouOoO was " oo p'iu i''' '"o "e"'
ury o. nhe opera era Nops ,,d ba ven % tbess prom
Uses snes p sn,ercd into 9pon scale commensrnte
CON- @ mo,o aosod ~ he AZ Command IN, season
h MIL 'e OF PhIadripHa ON November Is 1856 soon
began at rnaue,p% The nmcr,can 0nera Comnony
aIter ts coinehSe.en. t nera Comani q, sta,nr thS
was merged III tc Naiona opera ~ ,5
organization ndenly Wild .e n e ahe mar
New-iors were not receNed Win PromPuIuue' VI W
the extent that had been relied though most OF the
protested subscribers still continued their assurances
of intended aid Mrs Thurber thereiore- hghin Nato!
several or the cities above nehtnhed anu every enort
to contribute AFTER many uelays Was io"nu N
cally Impossible 70 Induce moe ~ uance ISp Wv
York to come forward Win bler money .nosn
the beginning OF the season. Boston had set an example
I'm this respect Certain Chicago people had Also edged
themselves for generous amount but the total thus Tar
received from this last source amounts 10 SIoo ohy.
with the two exceptions here noted the help relied
upon outside NewYOrk has so far entcy Jailed Hence
the present difficulties and the Strengthened circum-
stances of the undertaking Meanwhile newspaper re-
ports OF impending catastrophe have been circulated
with such persistency n to largely destroy the com
Panys credit TO increase us easns iIhc s anu 70
dsincllne many intending Contributors from crrying
out their Intentions Again or those employed Dy Tue
company, number had come from foreign countres
their contracts had OF necessary peen naae consuer
able time in advance and were to run for fixed periods
Until those contracts should expire there was no honor
able meaps OF rbrnging the season 10 end IL was
made 10 fuhll these obi cations On behalf OF the New
YORK friends of the enterprise every effort has been
40 made Largo sums. far In of anything orig
nsy coutemplated have been advanced by very small
circle of friends In NewYork, 10 meet the companys
obligations for salaries and other expenses The promise
character and evidenced by resolutions passed at
meetings attended by ladies and gentlemen OF unques'
fjons been carried into effect the work would
have been free from any possibility OF failure.
As IT il. a considerable sum Is due TO the
members Of the company They have one and all
questionable. If those other cities, upon the receipt